good morning. michael's rising toll. more bodies recovered in the wake of the most powerful hurricane ever to hit the florida panhandle. officials fearing the death toll will rise higher. survivors thankful to be alive, but with no idea what to do next. >> we thought the place was gone. it was like a freight train. >> some area sabl s reachable fe sky. sweet freedom. american pastor held in turkey for two years on terror charges set free. arriving in germany overnight and kissing the american flag. president trump celebrating the accomplishment. >> we secured the release of

pastor andrew brunson from turkey. >> next stop for the pastor? the white house. lottery fever. no winner in the megamillions overnight. the powerball drawing is tonight. the money up for grasps? a billion. and sour note. fleetwood mac in a battle. and swallowed whole. the semi tumbles to destruction. and -- >> he's a stinky winky. >> laughing all the way to the bank. the grandmother who helped make a 9-year-old children's story the best selling book in the country. today, saturday, october 13th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on saturday morning. dylan and i are happy to have harry smith. >> we want you to read "wonky donkey." >> with a brogue. in the last 24 hours, we have been able to see inside florida where the hurricane hit. pictures are unbelievable. >> that is devastating. that is the top story. the horrific aftermath of hurricane michael. death toll risen to 14. there are fears numbers could go higher as search and rescue teams pick through the rubble. residents up the coast in panama city amazed they survived. nbc's tammy leitner is there listening to the stories. tammy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. every single business in panama city here is closed or unable to open and many look like this. this was once a pet store. some of the business owners here

tell me that it will be easier to demolish entire buildings rather than make repairs. this morning, two life long friends grateful to have survived. >> horrible. we thought the place blew up. >> reporte >> really? >> a freight train. >> reporter: wayne and dale were sitting in the chairs watching hurricane michael sweep through the panhandle on tv when michael knocked on their window. >> if that tree would have come a little closer this way, we would have been gone. >> reporter: survival stories are countless. >> high water mark was probably right around here. >> reporter: and the destruction widespread. mexico beach ground zero. now little left of the ones vibrant beach down. entire blocks wiped out. the houses left shredded down to the studs. the survivors still stunned. >> we're okay.

we're a little broken, but we will survive. >> reporter: with the clock ticking, rescue teams spread out from apalachicola to mexico beach. some areas could only be reached by helicopter. more than a dozen dead and officials fear the number will rise as they gain access to areas that are unreachable. michael wrecking havoc flooding virginia after the trail of destruction in florida and carolinas. at contintindall air force bases ripped off airplane hangars. a fighter jet flipped over. all 3,600 men and women stationed at the base safe after evacuating after the storm. in panama city, the power is out. gas lines are long. convoys of workers from around the region focused on restoring power. a slow process with downed trees and blocked roads.

looters have taken to the streets so business owners and homeowners are on guard. >> people are crazy and get desperate. you want to protect yourself and your family. >> reporter: neighbors protecting each other as the long building process begins. we have seen crews working around the clock trying to restore power. there are also tree trimmers and roofers and just teams of people trying to rebuild this town. sheinelle and harry. >> that scene is devastating. tammy, thank you. an american pastor is free this morning after two years in detention on terror charges in turkey. andrew brunson is aimed to come home today. we have this story covered on both sides of the atlantic starting with nbc's lucy kafanov in london. >> reporter: good morning, harry. this is the news that andrew brunson's naifamily has been

praying for. he was inn emiddle of the dispu. after a painful ordeal. the north carolina native is a free man. this morning, andrew brunson is finally fl finally free. marking the end of the two years in turkey under detention. he was released friday. he and his wife traveling first to germany before heading home to the united states. brunson was one of several americans detained in the aftermath of the failed 2016 coup to overturn the turkey president. accused of spying. charge he denies. he was arrested in december of 2016, but placed under house arrest. back home, family is anxious for his arrivaarrival.

>> they have been crying tears of joy to see this day come. >> reporter: speaking to nbc news, the pastor's parents are overcome with joy. >> we're all over the moon. we just can't believe it. >> reporter: grateful to soon see their son. >> we probably will just hug and cry. >> yes. welcome home. >> andrew's real desire is to get his children together with him. he hasn't had them together now for two years. >> reporter: his parents prayers finally answered. >> i think what happened was inside andrew. he became stronger and stronger in his faith. so now he's ready for the next step god has for him. >> reporter: a lot of emotion there. it is not clear why this move was made now. turkey is in the middle of the dispute with saudi arabia. economy crippled by sanctions.

the pastor's release could curry favor with the administration. harry and sheinelle. >> thank you. >> brunson's release is a big win for the president. he applauded it at a rally in ohio last night. zeroing in on what his aides feel is one of the most successful weeks of his presidency. we have kelly o'donnell at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. this is good news for the transparentrump administration that does not come wrapped in a package. the white house emphasized work to free americans detained from egypt to venezuela to turkey. the president taking credit for the release of the american crishristian minister leading uo the midterms. friday night at his open air rally at a fairgrounds near cincinnati. the president celebrated the

diplomatic breakthrough. >> we secured the release of pastor andrew brunson from turkey. >> reporter: the president told supporters that brunson begun his long journey back after two years confinement in turkey. >> he is coming to washington, d.c. tomorrow and we'll say hello. >> reporter: earlier after stepping off air force once, the president express -- air force o one, the president expressed reli relief. he said he pressured turkey, but made no promises. >> no deal made at an all. we're very happy to have him. >> reporter: for months, the white house turned up the heat over baseless terrorism charges. >> andrew brunson is an innocent man detained for nearly two years. >> reporter: conservatives, a key block of the president's base took up brunson's skacause.

graham turned out to help. >> i'm an evangelical pastor. to have one of our own thrown in jail for being a christian. it is not right. >> reporter: rallying voters with three weeks until the midterms. >> kelly, another battleground issue in another state. heated language in another governor's race. >> reporter: the republican candidate for governor in pennsylvania scott wagner said he would be running a professional and classy campaign. he is getting notice for the video he released making a very colorful and even violent threat against the democratic incumbent tom wolff. >> between now and november 6th, you better put a catchers mask on your face. i'll stomp all over your face with golf spikes because i'm

going to win this for the state of pennsylvania. >> reporter: the campaign for the incumbecumbent governor mea wagner is unhinged and unfit for office. wagner's campaign said this is a metaphor. it is an example of the violent language which is almost commonplace in politics. this was an example of something that took people by surprise. sheinelle. >> kelly, thank you. let's bring in nbc news presidential historian michael bescloss. he is author of the book "presidents of war." michael, good morning. >> michael, good morning. let's look at the past week. we have the swearing in of the supreme court justice, release of pastor brunson and then the spectacle of kanye west in the oval office. the scene of devastation coming

from florida. is that the yin and yang here? >> sheinelle, i think brett kavanaugh was voted on the supreme court. that was only seven days ago. look how much has happened. it seems like two months. that's what the trump presidency is like. all things packed into a single week. >> it was interesting to me. i was thinking of the kanye photo op this week. i'm old enough to remember when elvis visited president nixon in the oval office. does kanye's visit remind you of anything? >> elvis is a pretty good one, harry. nixon in 1972, this very week in october, was photographed in the oval office with james brown. i guarantee you nixon had no idea who james brown was before he came into the oval office. for some of the same reasons and in donald trump's case this week, he wanted to see kanye

because he doesn't think he has enough celebrity whoies who lik and he would like to make in-roads into kanye's fans. >> interesting. the thing i'm thinking about is the notion is the country is divided. do you remember as a presidential historian, think of a time and past that may parallel this or mirror this? >> one thing we hear, harry, is it is always economics that determine an election. that may be overwhelmingly true, but not always. think of 50 years ago this year in 1968. the year when with yyou had a y spectacular economy. the country divided over vietnam. >> before you leave us, let me ask you about "presidents of war" and how previous presidents sent troops in harm's way. what are the lessons he can take

from past presidents? >> if you look over the 200 years i've written about the nine presidents taking the country into major wars. the lesson is if you get into a war, god forbid, the generals give good advice, but the president makes the move. in 1968, it was asked to move nuclear weapons into vietnam and use nuclear weapons. johnson to his great credit, he made many mistakes in vietnam said absolutely not. this is dangerous. this could go nuclear. this could bring russia and china. can you imagine if this led to a nuclear war in vietnam over a civil war in agriculture country? that was the right decision. that is why you need a president who is in charge with experience. >> michael, thank you so much. >> good discussion.

now to a new challenge for president trump. the apparent murder of a washington post journalist inside the saudi arabia consulate in turkey. will the president confront the saudis who have been good to him through the years? we have foreign correspondent richard engel in istanbul with more. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it seems president trump is confronting saudi arabia, but only pressuring them to give an answer. to give more of an explanation. once they give an explanation, we will see if president trump decides to accept it and move on. as more information comes out, it seems that saudi arabia will have a very difficult job explaining what happened in the consulate behind me. nbc news learned that the turks say they have recordings that they believe prove that jamal khashoggi, the journalist, went into the consulate and was murdered inside, tortured and

interrogated and body dismembered. there is a new twist about how the recordings may have been obtained. in the last several hours, overnight, it is now morning here, the turkish newspaper came out and said that it was khashoggi himself who was wearing an apple watch that was synced to a phone to his fiancee outside and made the recordings. he knew something bad could happen to him. he set up the trap, teeffective, to make sure he had some way of recording what was going on there and he may have left behind the clues that turkish officials needed to solve his murder. that's the one story that came out overnight in the turkish newspaper. if it is true, it is an amazing story of human ian survival.

it is an issue going into a dangerous situation. it could be a spin on a story. we reported in the past that the turks had bugged the consulate and perhaps it is that the turks had their own methods of making recordings in the consulate. now they invented the other story to create an alternative narrative as to how those recordings were made in a foreign diplomatic building on their soil. >> good. thank you, richard. let's go to dylan with the check of the weather. >> we saw pretty wild weather in southern california. look at this video of the lightning strike spotted over southern california with the storm system yesterday. it knocked out power to about 10,000 people. wow. incredible to actually capture that lightning. it is always so hard to do as it filled up the night sky. storms are still occurring, but

farther into southeastern california. that's the next disturbance moving through. we also have the remnants of tropical storm sergio bringing heavy rain and strong storms. some severe thunderstorm warnings through texas. this storm system will continue to move eastern. we have a chance of flooding through texas, oklahoma and arkansas. on the back side of it, we will see snowfall and we are tracking a pretty good weekend. we're expecting to see some nice cool temperatures along the coast but warmer temperatures further inland. especially for the interior valleys, san jose temperature trend by about 10:00 a.m., temperatures will be in those upper 60s at 66 degrees, mostly clear skies in the afternoon. by 12:00, 75 degrees. winds are expected to pick up tonight as we continue to keep out for fire watch in the east bay, north bay. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still to come, prince versus the

president. musical battle that has the pop star's family seeing purple. plus, a jail break some are calling pretty trashy. but first these messages.

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we are back on saturday morning with "the weekly download." the look back at the week that was. >> the story that dominated coverage this week, monster hurricane michael devastating florida. our reporters were battling the elements. >> hurricane michael slammed into the sunshine state with nbc's correspondents in the middle of it. >> not let your guard down. >> we want to be on the air, but we have to take care of each other. close call.

a russian rocket on the way to the international space station malfunctioned shortly after liftoff. the soyuz capsule with american astronaut and russian cosmonaut on board eventually landed safely in kazakhstan. 20 people in upstate new york, were in a limousine swerved off the road and killed. rapper kanye west met with president trump in the oval office. he went on a rant about the constitution. >> something when i put this hat on it made me feel like superman. >> and kanye's old nemesis declaring her support on instagram for two democrats in the upcoming midterms. >> swift hinting that the kavanaugh nomination and her

experiences led to her political post now going viral. >> i want to say i'm sorry. kavanaugh officially took his seat on the supreme court after the ceremonial swearing-in on monday. hearing his first two cases on tuesday. nikki haley. one of the highest ranking women in the trump administration announced her resignation to the united nations. >> i think it is time. new orleans saints quarterback drew brees could have a future in politics. he became the nfl all-time passing leader. >> you can accomplish anything in life you want if you work for it. i love you boys. some of the moments caught on camera. two inmates jumping from a trash can making a jail break. a woman who ran the chicago marathon was greeted at the finish line by her boyfriend and

a ring. >> i cannot top this marathon. after they eliminated the yankees in the playoffs, boston red sox trolled rivals by blasting "new york stock exchan exchange" -- "new york, new york" from the clubhouse. and a surprisie for the runner during practice. justin got a professional contract from nike. the first runner with cerebral palsy. >> i thought that was great. he said that for him is equal to climbing mt. everest. nike offers a three-year deal. he is part of a running club. not on the track team. he has run a mile in under seven

minutes. >> wow. >> that's amazing. >> deserving of that endorsement. still to come on "today," it is not a rumor. former front man fleetwood mac lindsey buckingham, suing. and seth meyers is coming back to his old stomping ground. and a children's book is now number one on the charts.

good morning, thanks for the curtains open on our camera. a little dark out there but it did feel pretty mild as we were walking to our cars this morning. thank you for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. we hear its going to be hot. >> its going to be slightly cooler than it was yesterday. yesterday was extremely hot, but currently your temperatures are running a couple degrees warmer than this time yesterday, but check out the temperatures down through the south bay. 55 it's. its fairly wild out there. san francisco 56. santa rosa and napa still in the 40s. as we head toward the afternoon, we are expecting a cooler

coastline but we're still seeing some high pressure sitting over the interior valley and that's going to keep those temperatures into those 80s for the inland valleys. another thing i'm looking out for is the winds to kick up tonight and that's going to bring increased fire damage as well as relatively low humidity for the east bay hills and the deablow range. i'll have a complete breakdown of what we can expect of the fire watches taking effect tonight and those warmer temperatures as we head into sunday. we have frustrations spilling over in san francisco. day ten for a workers walkout is calling for hotel giant marriott international to sign a labor contract. this was the scene early yesterday evening on fourth and mission. striking hotel workers are taking their picket line from the sidewalk into the streets and into traffic. they managed to shutdown traffic

for a considerable amount of time. union members say they love working for marriott but they need better pay and job security. >> they're really, really an incredibly profitable company and its a beautiful thing to work for them and we would really like to be counted and treated like we're valued. >> similar demonstrations are happening at marriott hotels all across the country. the company has not released any specific detail of the ongoing negotiation but in an earlier statement this week a spokesperson said marriott is disappointed that the employees had decided to strike but their properties will remain open. two men were arrested in the south bay after police say they were trying to swipe credit card information. this was at world gas station in sunny vale. they were trying to plant devices inside those gas pumps. neighbors reported suspicion

activities at a closed gas station and called police. >> they are remote so as you're typing the information in they can retrieve it on device from a nearby location. >> he was in the process of installing and they don't get through. they got caught, which is good. >> card skimming is a cat and mouse game. the suspects had fake seals for replacements so you and i wouldn't even know that's why police say you have to keep a close eye. if you feel iffy, pay inside. lebron james and the lakers make a rare appearance in the south bay. isco for a long time. and half-measures haven't fixed it. homelessness doesn't just hurt homeless people. it hurts all of us. that's why we're all voting "yes" on c. the plan is paid for by corporations that just got a massive tax break. it's time for them to give back by helping all of us to fix our homeless crisis. with more affordable housing...

expanded mental-health services... clean restrooms and safe shelters. vote "yes" on c. it helps all of us. he's a stinky donkey. >> you probably have seen this video. it is worth watching again. if you ever laughed this hard at a children's book before. the child is clearly non plussed. the grandmother put a smile on faces around the world. the authors of the book are laughing all the way to the bank. more on that in the orange room. we're back on this saturday morning, october 13th, 2018.

let's get a check of the headlines. search and rescue teams are looking for survivors of hurricane michael. the confirmed dead is 14. the number could rise. hardest hit mexico beach, florida. it was 95% destroyed. despite, people want to rebuild. american pastor brurandrew brunson is expected home today after two years in turkish custody. he arrived in germany overnight kissing the american flag. he has been detained since 2016 on terrorism charges which he denies. reverend brunson's release may be to ease tensions with turkey and the u.s. the president plans to host the pastor at the white house as early as today. look at this stunning video from northern california. a truck driver in mendecino

county ignored signs to stay out of the construction zone. he cannot navigate the turn and slips off the highway tumbling down the embankment. the driver was not hurt, but the truck company is in big trouble with the highway department. >> what part of don't go this way. the unlikely heroes in milwaukee. brandon woodruff. a relief pitcher smashed a home run last night off clayton kershaw. imagine that. one of the best in baseball. brewers held on to win the first game 6-5. the boston red sox and astros meet tonight to play for the american league pennant. the battle with the members of the best selling groups of all time. fleetwood mac. known for the drama, but this fight has now reached a new level. front man lindsey buckingham suing the former band members. more now from nbc's kathy park. ♪ you can go your own way

♪ go your >> reporter: this morning, the famous lyric striking a different chord when lindsey buckingham booted from the band in january and now suing. it names each band mate making several claims including breach of oral contract. buckingham's filing said he wanted to postpone the tour to accommodate his solo shows. he said after the january performance in new york, he learned the fleetwood mac tour was off. >> this seems like war. >> reporter: while the complaint doesn't put a dollar amount on damages, they signed a possible payout of $12 million for the time on the road. a band spokesperson told nbc news. he looks forward to their day in court. lu buckingham said i remain

saddened because this ends a 43-year legacy we built together. in 2014, the five members reunited for "today" show. >> people could buy into us and our stories and could identify with us and care about us as people. it also fueled the music in a really subjective, powerful way. >> reporter: musical chairs played out before. >> fleetwood mac manages to break the rules for break ups. they managed so many times. >> reporter: this time, the chain broken by a legal battle. for "today," kathy park, nbc news, los angeles. dylan is standing by with another check of the weather. good morning. >> good morning again. if you have been waiting for fall-like temperatures it is here. most of the country at or below average going into the weekend and next week. we have cool high temperatures today. only 53 in chicago. 48 degrees in pittsburgh. that is 16 degrees below

average. boston low 50s. nashville low 60s. tomorrow, cooler temperatures to continue to overtake areas like denver. 25 degrees for a high temperature. more than 40 degrees below normal. rapid city, 36 degrees. you will see snow in the area. kansas city is 46. cincinnati at 59. asheville, north carolina, 64. as we go through next week, we continue with cooler temperatures. chicago in the 40s for the workweek. low 50s tuesday and wednesday. memphis in the 50s. 64 by wednesday. we are looking for very cold morning low temperatures. sunday morning and monday morning, temperatures well into the 20s and 30s for a good part of the central and northern p and temperatures at this hour are running a few degrees warmer especially for southern interior valleys. temperatures in san jose 55 degrees right now. 50 degrees for half moon bay.

as we head toward the afternoon, we are still expecting a fairly warm afternoon, although it will be just a couple of it's cooler for some areas including san jose. temperatures will climb into those upper 70s. expect to see mid-to-upper 80s through concord and antioch. >>. still to come, melania trump on whether or not she feels like a prisoner in the white house. her most candid interview yet. up next, the american show of force against the russians in the sky over ukraine. we take you

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the u.s. relationship with russia is complicated to say the least. the president is pushing for peace with putin, but some are looking for a show of force. >> under the next week, the u.s. will engage in training exercises with ukraine and poland as part of the plan to prepare for conflict with russia or china. our pentagon correspondent hans nichols climbed in the cockpit. >> reporter: flying in overhead formation. sharpening skills in the air with a country at war on the ground. >> russia surrounding us to the east and north. this is a hot neighborhood.

>> reporter: general garrison says the goal of the clear sky exercise is to elevate ukraine air force. lifting them up to nato standards. it is also an opportunity for u.s. pilots to face-off against the russian made fighter jets for the first time. >> we are training against competitors. russia and china. russia has those jets. it was built in russia. >> reporter: the pilots from the california air national guard is looking to build a relationship with the ukrainian counterparts. >> teach them. >> reporter: teaching them on the joy stick and jousting in the air. who will win? >> probably the person who is best prepared. >> reporter: to understand the f/15 power, i suited up for a ride. >> how many gs? >> eight or nine gs. >> reporter: getting pre-flight training. preparing for the worst-case scenario. >> you say bailout?

>> reporter: with one final bit of crucial advice. >> if you happen to get sick, just go cold mic. that means i can't hear what you're doing. >> reporter: nothing prepares you for the thrust and thrill of slipping the bonds of earth. >> let's go vertical. >> okay. be kind. >> now we're going straight up. >> to the left, you see nothing but sky. to the right, you see nothing but sky. you may see a little ground beneath me. frankly, i don't know where i am. >> reporter: pulling gs. >> i'm sorry. that was 5 gs, hans. >> that is more than you will ever get on a roller coaster. >> reporter: sharing the air space that russian made fighter jet flown by ukrainian pilots. >> do you see any of the su-27s up here? >> i think there is one over here to our east. >> reporter: the mission here is learning to communicate and

build trust. >> it is like a team sport. you are a team against another team. >> reporter: back on the ground, ukraine's president hopes vladimir putin is paying attention. >> effective coordination with f/15 and f/16 we have here. this is a demonstration of using the air force and the price is very high. >> reporter: countering a threat from russia. >> we fight for freedom and democracy. >> reporter: and thankful for the arrival of nato jets. >> we appreciate the strong and reliable approach demonstrated by american and nato partners. >> reporter: making friends in skies that are clear for now. for "today," hans nichols nbc news. >> you like watching that? >> wow. >> you want to sign up? >> fascinating. you could not pay me. i would love to watch that story

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welcome back on saturday morning. it was a wild week on wall street after the dow plummeted 1,300 points for the week. it was still down 4% for the week. >> that's a lot. president trump has said the federal reserve has gone crazy after it raised interest rates and signalled it will have another rate hike before the end of the year. >> what does this mean for you? we have the perfect person for you. let's bring in david ruruh step. >> what is your message to investors? should they be concerned? >> always know how to log-in to your 401(k). do not panic. don't look at market fluctuati n fluctuation. when the market has volatility, that is healthy. we have seen it go down in the middle of the week. the market has climbed higher and higher for some time.

this is a normal market react n reaction. if you had your eye on buying a stock for a long time and you believe in that company, this could be an opportunity to buy at a discount. it just went on sale. anybody who is investing in the market, we're not day traders, you need to beaufort long term. >> the adage is it is not timing the market, it is time in the market. >> correct. if you think you can play the market, i promise you can't. >> interest rates are an important part of the story. that is what is having an effect on the dow and other indices. as they creep up, what does it mean? >> interest rates should go up. interest rates were low after the financial crisis because we needed it. we were in a difficult position and we needed them low to borrow to start businesses or buy a home. when you have unemployment at 3 bo3.7% and gdp at 4%, we're oka.

for the average consumer, they say hold on. my life is getting more expensive. gas costs more. yes, that is an issue. it is a concern when you watch the president saying the economy is booming. it's perfect. it is booming if you are invested in the markets. less than 50% of the population actually owns stocks. >> i am glad you brought that up. we talk about stocks and stocks. people are at home and saying we cannot relate. >> half the country. >> a woman we saw. anna. i don't own stocks or understand stocks. we are a low middle income family. we live paycheck to paycheck. how is the economy helping her family? people are not investing in stocks. they are trying to get by. >> one reason the stock market is doing well is the corporate tax cuts. the president said i'll cut your taxes in half. it will trickle down and wages

go up. the trickle down is a hope. the average american is not feeling it yet. for stocks, corporate america, boom. they have a big win. we have to be aware of the disconnect. >> quickly. this is the thing trickling around in financial news for several months now. this whole idea that you were talking about interest rates going up here. the rest of the world, they are flat. it creates this kind of interesting imbalance for economies in other countries. ours is booming. they are like not so much. >> booming-ish. we are nine years out of the financial crisis. we are due at some point for a recession. it doesn't mean it is happening tomorrow. as we have the trade and tariffs issues and a slowdown. the answer is just be aware. just because the headlines say things are booming, make sure are you safe and not -- sure you are safe and not loaded up with

debt. >> keep putting the money between the mattress? >> under the pillow. thank goodness i came. >> thank you, steph. you can catch her weekdays at 9:00 a.m. eastern on msnbc. still to come, the british still to come, the british royal in 2017, still to come, the british royal california had the worst wildfire season on record.

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gate bridge -- good morning. just a few minutes before 6:00 and let's take a look at our beautiful golden gate bridge. we see that fog just kissing the top of one of those towers. let's see what else is in store. vianey arana has a look at the forecast and it might be steamy. >> you know we're going to notice that its going to be dry and its going to get a lot windier this evening. the current temperature is a couple degrees warmer in some spots. san jose 66 degrees, livermore 51, half moon bay 41. as we head into towards the afternoon, you're probably wondering if we're going to be as holt as what -- as hot as

what we saw yesterday. its not safe to say we'll be cool inland. we'll be cool along the coast but some areas will expect to see some mid to upper 80s. 1:00 it'll be 78 degrees and we are expecting those winds to start kicking up tonight into the start of the workweek and that's going to bring an increase in fire danger. we'll be dealing with low relative humidity coming up at 7:00 a.m. meanwhile in san francisco, frustration spilled over. it is now day ten for a workers' walkout and workers are still calling on marriott to sign a labor contract. this was the scene early yesterday evening. they're taking their picket lines from the sidewalk into the streets, even into traffic. they managed to shut down traffic for a bit as well. here you see about 40 workers that were cuffed and led away by san francisco police after they sat down in the street.

union members tell us they lf working for marriott but they need better pay and some job security. >> they're really, really an incredibly profitable company and its a beautiful thing to work for them and we would really like to be counted and treated like we're valued. >> similar demonstrations are happening at marriott hotels across the country, also in oakland and in san jose. the company has not released any recent details of the ongoing negotiations but in a statement earlier this week, a spokesperson said marriott is disappointed that workers chose to strike but that their properties remain open. and also this morning, caught red handed trying to steal your money. two men were arrested in the south bay after police say they were trying to swipe credit card information. this was at the world oil gas station in sunnysunnyvale. they were trying to skim the gas

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good morning. michael's rising toll. more bodies recovered in the wake of the most powerful hurricane ever to hit florida's panhandle. officials fearing the death toll will rise with some areas only reachable from the sky. survivors thankful to be alive. >> we're okay. we're a little broken, but we're going to survive. >> we are live in the thick of the destruction. sweet freedom. the american pastor held in turkey for two years on terror charges set free. an emotional stopover for him in germany overnight. kissing the american flag. president trump celebrating the accomplishment. >> we secured the release of pastor andrew brunson from

turkey. >> he'll be welcoming the pastor to the white house. and speaking out. a rare one-on-one interview with the first lady. >> has this put a strain on your marriage? >> it is not a focus or concern of mine. >> how she describes infidelity claims and the meaning behind the jacket. today, saturday, october 13th, 2018. >> celebrating 20 years of friendship. girls trip. >> all the way from north carolina. hey, sam and russell. >> spending time in new york with the best mother-in-law in the world. ♪ >> sweet 16 with the best parents ever. >> celebrating my 60th birthday at the "today" show. >> heappy birthday. >> one of my favorite times of the morning.

talking to the crowd in the rain. >> look at that. >> soggy and cold. that's a tough bunch. >> we will go out and say hi in a bit. let's get to the top story. horrific aftermath of hurricane michael. death toll risen to 14. there are fears the number could go higher as search and rescue teams pick through the rubble. the town of mexico beach, florida, virtually wiped off the map. residents stunned they survived. we have nbc's tammy leitner with more. good morning, tammy. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. i'm standing in front of what used to be a pet store. it is hard to believe this was a business. from above, you see the roof is peeled back and the walls are collapsed and the devastation here is real. this morning, two life long friends. grateful to have survived. >> horrible. we thought the place blew up.

it was a freight train. >> reporter: wayne and dale were sitting in the chairs watching hurricane michael sweep through the florida panhandle on tv when michael knocked on their window. >> if that tree would have come closer this way, we would have been gone. >> reporter: the destruction widespread. mexico beach ground zero. now little left of the once vibrant beach town. entire blocks wiped out. houses left are shredded down to the studs. the survivors still stunned. >> we're okay. we're a little broken, but we're going to survive. >> reporter: with the clock ticking, search teams spread out from apalachicola to mexico beach. two rescued in an area that could only be reached by blackhawk. more than a dozen dead and officials fear that number will rise as they gain access to areas that are unreachable. michael still wrecking havoc flooding virginia after leaving a trail of destruction in

florida and carolinas. at tindall air force base, catastrophic damage. roofed ripped off buildings. a fighter jet flipped over. in panama city, the power is out. gas lines are long. convoys of workers are focused on restoring power. a slow process with downed trees and debris blocking roads. looters are taking to the streets so people are staying guard. >> you want to protect yourself. >> reporter: neighbors protecting each other as the rebuilding process begins. just about every single business here in panama city has damage. you can see from above it looks like a war zone. just block after block. now we've spoken with some business owners out here and

some of them tell us that it is just a complete loss. some of them tell us they don't think they will be able to salvage anything. back to you. >> tammy, thank you. american pastor is free this morning after two years in detention on terror related charges in turkey. andrew brunson set to return home today in the move aimed to ease tensions with the two nations. we have this story on both sides of the atlantic. starting with lucy kafanov in london. >> reporter: harry, good morning. this is the news that andrew brunson's family has been praying and waiting for. the pastor finding himself at the heart of the dispute with turkey and the united states. the trump administration even slapping sanctions on ally over his detention. after a painful ordeal, the north carolina native, is now a free man. this morning, reverend andrew brunson is finally free. marking the end of a grueling two-year detention in turkey.

the american pastor was released friday. he and his wife traveling first to germany before heading home to the united states. brunson was one of several americans detained in the aftermath of the failed 2016 military coup to overthrow the turkish president. accused of spying and helping aft terror groups. charges he denies. he was arrested in december of 2016 and placed under house arrest. back home in north carolina, family and friends anxiously an wa wait his arrive. -- await his arrival. >> he has been crying tears of joy to see this day finally come. >> reporter: speaking to nbc news exclusively, the pastor's parents are overcome with joy. >> we're over the moon. we just can't believe it. >> reporter: grateful to soon see their son. >> we will probably just hug and cry. >> yes. welcome home.

>> andrew's real desire is to get his children together with him because he hasn't had them together now for two years. >> reporter: his parents prayers finally answered. >> i think what happened was inside andrew. he became stronger and stronger in his faith. >> reporter: a special moment for the family. it is not clear why turkey chose to make the move now or what it may hope to get in return. ankara is in the middle of the dispute with saudi arabia. economy crippled by sanctions. this could curry favor with the trump administration at the time when turkey needs it most. back to you. >> lucy, thank you. >> president trump touted the accomplishment at the rally last night in ohio. zeroing in on what his aides feel is the most successful week of the presidency. now a new challenge with saudi arabia and turkey. we have kelly o'donnell

following it for us at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. the president will welcome home the freed american pastor andrew brunson here at the white house. the president says this could happen today, but white house officials have not provided details about the timing or plan. you mentioned at the ohio rally friday night the president celebrated the breakthrough. in terms of the domestic timing? this is helpful for the president who is hoping for christians to turn out for the midterms in weeks. new this morning, cbs news released "60 minutes" interview with president trump done in the last couple days. the president talking about the disappearance of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. saudi arabia may be responsible, but has denied killing him. >> there's a lot at stake. maybe especially so because this man was a reporter.

there's something -- you will be surprised to hear me say that. there is something terrible and disgusting about that if that is the case. we will see. we will get to the bottom of it. there will be severe punishment. >> reporter: that would be note able given the -- notable given the relationship with saudi arabia. the president says we will know soon. sheinelle. thank you. >> production suspended on the set of "mr. rogers." a sound technician fell two stories from a balcony during filming outside pittsburgh this week. tom hanks was on the set at the time of the deadly fall. authorities say no evidence of foul play or trauma. his death is still under investigation. if you are ready to try your luck, there's shy of a billion dollars in lottery money.

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after. it looks like a tornado hit. we have boats pushed far inland. here is the pier in mexico beach. then the pier is totally wiped out. we also have st. joseph peninsula farther east. that is washed away. really just incredible images coming from that area. now that we are getting the aerial shots post storm. elsewhere across the country, mountain snow building to the rockies. several inches out that way. we need to watch for flash expect another day with mostly clear skies. temperatures currently in the 40s and the mid to upper 50s. 55 degrees in oakland, 54 in concord and 49 in mountainview. those temperatures are expected to once again be fairly warm, especially into the afternoon. we're talking about a dry,

breezy to windy conditions especially for the east bay hills. north bay mountains and the diablo range. temperatures will climb quickly into the 80s by 2:00 in san jose. and that's your latest forecast. harry. >> dylan, thank you very much. first lady melania trump is in the spotlight today in an interview with abc news, the first lady brushed off claim that her marriage with the president is deteriorating and explaining why she may be the most bullied person on earth. matt bradley has more. good morning. >> good morning, harry. small surprises, but no big bombshells in the one-on-one interview with the first lady who isn't exactly known for making an a lot of unrehearse -- making a lot of unrehearsed remarks. the first lady sounding off. >> reporter: speaking up while stepping out. melania trump spoke to abc news during her first solo trip oversove

overseas. she visited schools and the pyramids. in the interview, saying her marriage with president trump is fine. >> you are not the first first lady to deal with the husband's alleged infidelities. is this a strain on your marriage? >> it is not a focus or concern of mine. i'm a mother and i have more important things to think about and do. >> have you been hurt though? >> media is speculating. it is not always pleasant. >> reporter: the first lady gave the interview without pre-conditions on the questions. tackling the me too movement. >> i support the women. they need to be heard. you know, also, men. >> reporter: and her opposition of her husband's policy of separating children from parents. >> it is unacceptable to me to see children separated from parents. >> reporter: while explaining

the raw, personal side of the initiative of bullying on social media. >> i could say i'm the most bullied person in the world. >> you think you are the most bullied people in the world? >> one of them. if you really are seeing what people are saying about me. sometimes people would not say to you face-to-face. they are hiding behind keyboards. >> reporter: a candid conversation with the first lady. >> matt, the first lady commented on the jacket she wore back during the visit when she visited the detained immigrant children. the jacket that read "i really don't care." do you have more about that? >> she turned that into an act of defiance. the message to the liberal media. telling them they can criticize her as much as she wants and she doesn't care. >> matt, thank you. dylan, what is going on for us in the orange room? >> coming up, the giggling

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and has a lot of rhymes. the success is all thanks to the video from this grandmother and her grandson. check it out. >> i was walking down the road and i saw a donkey. he only had three legs, one eye and he liked to listen to country music. he was a honkey tonkey donkey. you will like that book. he is a stinky dinky wonky donkey. >> it's better with the accent. that's janice clarke reading the book to 4 month old archer. it has been viewed 3.5 million times. people are loving it and taking to social media. kelly writes i was in a grumpy mood until i saw this.

hilariou hilarious. this is now making it the best seller on amazon this week. the publisher announced it ordered 600,000 more copies to meet sky rocketing demands. our favorite giggling grandma is coming to new york to do a reading of the book at barnes & noble. i wonder if it still makes her laugh. >> everybody will go to see. >> i hope she laughs. >> is she getting a cut? >> i sure hope so. >> moving on. "popstart." the family of prince say they no longer want to see the president laughing in "purple rain." the estate has never given permission to the president or to the white house to use his music. trump warmed up a rally in mississippi last week with the greatest hits of the singer. take a listen. ♪ only want to see you bathing

in the purple rain ♪ >> prince's family joins a long list of musicians who demanded trump stop using their music. and now to princess eugenie. she wore an emerald and diamond tiara borrowed from the queen. it was the dress chosen to show the scars from scholiosis surgery as a child. she shared x rays from the operation this summer. and seth meyers returns to his old stomping grounds alongside paul simon. he is making his 15th appearance. for meyers who wrote for the show for years, this is his first time host.

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good morning, thanks for joining us. the rest of the bay area. let's take a live look at our fremont camera there. see the flag waving in the wind. those breezes are just going to get stronger later on today. and the wind might be a problem later tonight. >> definitely, especially when we pair it with warmer weather for the interior valleys and also dry relatively low humid as we get into the evening hours. temperatures are fairly mild in the 50s. the skies are nice and clear. its nice and cool in the tri-valley at 51. 44 degrees in north bay. look at that shot of san francisco. typically we see some fog.

not so much this morning and we're expecting mostly clear skies into the afternoon, but the temperatures are still going to be on the side of warm, especially for the interior valley. check out concord. highs of 88 degrees. now the thing that's going to kick up some concern is the fact that we're expecting to see some winds kicking up into tonight and that's where we have the fire watches kick in and i'll break all of that down for you at 7:00 a.m. >> if we can get out of mowing the lawn, we'll be happy. new video of an unusual theft that's puzzled the owners. look at the video here. this is surveillance video from east bay flowers on east 14th street and you can see a man breaking in through the front window, but the shop owner said he didn't take money out of the register, he grabbed flowers and stuffed bears and not just one, the shop says that he made off with about ten large bears. the owner's daughter believes she knows that motivation.

>> if you're in the to go with your wife or girlfriend, you're going to rob a flower shop. he was probably in trouble. it was her birthday, anniversary, something and that's -- that's what he had to do. >> it wasn't a cheap bear burglary. that teddy bear bandit made off with $1,500 worth of bears and flowers. in the mad dash to election day, a critical group still needs to turn up at the polls. volunteers. it needs about 1,000 people to help out at the polls. these election officers greet voters, hand out ballots and support their community members. the office says the polls in palo alto are especially in need of bilingual volunteers. lebron james and the lakers make a rare appearance in the south bay taking on the warriors, but a lot of fans were left disappointed.

we have that story and the rest of the day's news coming up at 7:00. we'll send you back to the "today" show.

we are back on saturday morning, october 13th, 2018. we have a hardy crowd on the plaza. it is tais starting to rain. you are still here? thank you so much. >> it feels like a different season. >> chilly outside. >> did you notice it's raining? still to come, fall is in swing and the weather is starting to cool. we have expert tips on how to create a clutter free space at home for the coats and blankets ready to come out of storage ffrnl.

if the coats don't work with the trends? we will update your closet. we are warming up with delicious and hepalthy dishes. with our own instagram star. let's begin our final half hour with a frustration we all share, right? especially on my cell phones. >> me, too. >> the worst. one man has come to the rescue providing a clever invention to deal with robocalls. here is the impressive kevin tibbles. >> this is linda. >> reporter: is that your phone? >> karen. >> reporter: probably. chances are another annoying robocall. 14 billion robocalls swipe our devices every month. many with intent of ripping you off. >> americans were scammed out of

$9.4 billion. >> reporter: really? enter roger anderson. a mild crusader working to beat robocallers. >> i should be the guy to do it. nobody else was doing it. >> reporter: one day when the telemarketer swore at his son, roger morphed into jolly roger. firing back with the merry band. >> wait one second. >> i worked on artificial stupidity. >> that question was really long. can you break it up into two or maybe three parts? >> to try to keep the robots engaged as long as possible. i posted it online. everyone hates it. >> reporter: the jolly roger bots has voices of friends and family. they sound real, a telemarketer enters the conversation. and jolly roger turns the tables

wasting time with inane babble. the scammers often lose their cool. jolly roger is so popular. he provides the service to subscribers for less than a buck a month. >> everyone who uses the service is helping the rest of the world. every minute they are talking to a robot, they are not talking to a potential victim. >> reporter: the big phone companies say they are working on solutions, relief is a year away. until then, listen to the bots do battle. >> one time they offered me a car, but it turns out they were lying. you are not one of those people? >> even telemarketers hate telemarketing. >> reporter: taking us back to the day you could trust who was on the line. for "today," kevin tibbles, nbc news, los angeles. >> that is a hot topic. now they use an area code. it looks like a work call. >> similar to the area code on

your phone. >> good story. >> you may have noticed central college. the dutch. big game today in iowa. what is the weather, dylan? >> is that why you came in this morning? for a personal forecast? iowa? outside of des moines? you will be fine. increasing sunshine. low 50s. >> go dutch. >> i went to rutgers. we have an adorable family on the plaza. where are you from? >> arlington, texas. >> you are so bursting with energy. why are you happy? >> i get to meet you. >> i didn't know she was going to say that. nice to meet you, too. thanks for being here in the rain and it is chilly and most of the country dealing with temperatures below average. look at what we are expecting. mountain snow is possible through the rockies. spotty showers in new york. these will come to an end. heavy rain in the southern

plains. tomorrow looks cool. temperatures running 15 to 40 degrees saturday. san francisco right now waking up to 56 degrees in through oakland, 55. its a little cooler up in the north bay. napa at 45 degrees. santa rosa at 44. as we head in toward the afternoon we're expecting mostly sunshine and dry weather. east bay hills and the mount diablo range. temperatures in the afternoon are expected to climb into those mid-80s for the south bay. we're good umbrellas in order? >> we are trying to determine our umbrella etiquette. >> thank you, dylan. speaking of weather, coming up next, maximizing your home to next, maximizing your home to create a clutter fre don't forget that the past can speak to the future. ♪ ♪

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>> and the grills. it helps. it rests on its fin. with the seat cushions. shake them off. give them a good cleaning with the environmentally friendly spray. you don't want to keep the spiders and bugs in there all winter long. >> you like all natural stuff? >> yes. this is good for the environment. it helps you breathe better. you know, it is plant based. all the good stuff. >> we are outside. shall we go inside? >> let's go inside. ding-dong. >> we're inside. >> in the foyer. this is a great makeshift mud room or foyer. three steps to this is you want to start with a gallery wall with hooks or frames. >> this is how i met you. you helped me do this years ago. when you walk in my house, there are kids shoes everywhere.

you did this. >> the second tip is get a good rug and table. wayfair rolled out a new line. that is pretty amazing. then also a storage bin which you will need for a lot of things. don't forget flowers. that is the number one thing that punctuates the foyer. you need something to welcome you. 1-800-flowers did this. it comes to you in a silver bucket. it is ready to go. do you want to do baking? i'm kidding. >> this is what you do best. functional and it looks good. >> you have to remember, have a moment. do a cookie shoeet inside your ottoman so your winter boots can go in there. you stick it in and it is stored away. >> let's go to the living room. harry is in the beautiful living room. >> francesco, help us out. >> what's going on? >> i don't know.

>> you look comfortable. >> i'm afraid of the chaos. >> we will control the chaos. boxes and trays are the number one thing to do. go beyond sticking the remote in the boxes. the next time you are watching "this is us" and you need a tissue. it is ready to go. >> it is fab. >> it is fab and clean and sophisticated. find storage bins that are taller and stick blankets in here. it doubles as a cocktail tray when you watch movies or tv at home with your family. >> excuse me. where is the cocktail? hoda and kathie lee. >> you know what else i love? the area rugs. >> don't be afraid to layer your rugs. number two -- >> layer them? >> layer them. one on top of the other. the largest footprint, get it? you want to love it. this is the time of year to refresh your space. a lot of different resources you can use.

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and trend expert sara skervall. i love the trend setter coming out. i feel i accidentally bought some of the trends already. first up is velvet. >> we started to see velvet in the last few years. a few things are different this season. traditionally we see it from blazers to booties. we see it on tops to dresses. similar to what i'm wearing today. what is awesome is sydney here is wearing another trend. bright pops of color in velvet. everything from old navy. it is affordable. great news. old navy has 50% off the store until october 20th. >> you are having fun? >> i love it. this is your moment. >> you look fantastic. >> our next look on annabelle. i love the layered look. i can't always pull it off. >> october is a complicated month. it is 45 degrees in the morning

and then 75 in the afternoon. you want to be functional. annabelle has a layered look. this is from old navy. wear things you will wear again. look in the closet and take inventory. white shirts and white camisole. really easy take the jacket off and scarf off when it gets hot this afternoon. >> some of the pieces you may have in your closet already. >> recycle what you already own. >> awesome. amelia, i love this look because plaid is classic for fall. this is an updated way to wear it. >> i love how you say that. that is what i'm calling it. updated plaid. big red blocks. we think of that. lumberjack plaid which i love. plaid is more feminine. soft details. the ruffles. everything that amelia has on

today is from kate spade. they have 30% off friends and family. ruffles on the shoulders and chest. you will see it paired with lace. >> i love the shoes too. pop. >> a bit of shine in the loafers. >> thank you. our next look is on michelle here. it is the color of the season. describe this color? >> this is red pear. this fall in the friend report, they are saying red pear is a hot enclosincolor. it is a soft burgundy. we paired it with simple nude heels and gold accessories. great for the fall. >> i love the jump suit. all of the models, thank you so much. you all look amazing for fall. i love all of the friends. >> they are wearable. >> i accidentally purchased the velvet trend.

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running around with scripts for team and building our shows. she has a popular food, health and wellness account. it is just about to crack 100,000 followers. i'm hoping by the end of the segment we get 3,000 people to follow you to crack the 100,000. the weekend team is awesome. she will share with us three of her most popular recipes. great for kids and people with food allergies. we start with granola. >> i'm excited to be here. these are great recipes that are staples in my house every week. we're starting with my gluten free homemade granola. it is satisfying to make something at home you typically would buy from the store. i'm starting with the rolled oats and mixed nuts and coconut and sweet honey. sheinelle, we want to crush the nuts. i find the easiest way to do it

is put it in the plastic bag and crush it. >> i never made granola before. >> this is your time to shine. you have done that. tap it. perfect. they will end up like this. i should mention i'm using hazelnut and almond. if that is not your thing, feel free to use your favorite seeds. we will toss the nuts in there. i have my gluten free rolled oats. we will add chia seeds. >> this is what people tell us to cook with. >> you throw it in. if you have a bunch of stuff in the pantry, feel free to add it. >> coconut? >> yes. we mix that together. let the dry ingredients have their moment over here and move on to the wet ingredients. almond butter and honey for sweetness. coconut oil. >> these are things the doctor says we should consume. >> perfect.

whisk that together. there is vanilla extract. that is perfect. again, if almond butter is not your thing, i love using honey. if you don't have that in the fridge, you can use maple syrup. >> we have these two things. >> we will combine our wet and dry ingredients. toss it in there. perfect. then toss until fully combined. that will give us the nice clusters. that is really the reason we are here. >> i'll walk around with a store bought something. you can make that yourself. you can do this and that. this is what you do. >> this is going in the oven 325 degrees for 25 minutes. perfect for topping on yogurt. can i eat it raw? >> i don't think that is done yet. you can eat that. that's perfect. >> is that not a real thing? >> have the done version. >> we will do the avocado cream

pasta. >> come on over here. >> so good. >> this is another one of my favorite recipes. super easy and versatile. we will start here with avocado toast and now avocado cream pasta. we will put basil and olive oil and water. just to help it blend a little bit. what i love about this is while that is super versatile, you can put it on crackers or flat bread or pizza. >> so yummy. >> i have chickpea pasta here. you can use any pasta. whatever works for you. >> guys, how is it? >> ridic. so good. >> the basil brings out the avocado. >> the tomatoes? >> the tomatoes are oven roasted with salt and pepper and olive oil.

toss it in. >> thank you so much. we don't have enough time for this one. >> vegan dark chocolate chunk cookies. >> you have 1,500 followers. thanks for joining us in front of the camera. make sure you check out dadaeats. if you want more, head to today.com/food. that does it for us on saturday morning. tomorrow on "sunday today" willie sits down with jeff bridges andcoming up next, on t

bay .... i'm kris sanchez. coming up next, a strike outside san francisco hotels spills into the streets. the growing frustration that now have led to arrests. plus, this may look like your average break-in, but that guy, he didn't make off with cash. the unusual heist that has the owners chuckling. and as dry, warm weather continues, vianey arana is tracking an increased fire danger. she'll show us which areas are at the highest risks. we'll see you at 7:00. here is -

that sounds means one thing. it is now 7:00 on this saturday morning. take a live look at the lake park. so peaceful this morning. it is a nice way to wake up. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. vianey arana has been watching that microclimate forecast that looks like almost july, not even

september. >> that's a good way of putting it. we've been dealing with these warmer temperatures and it looks like those warmer temperatures will continue, but what i'm looking out for this weekend is the elevated fire danger. clear skies, 54 degrees. peninsula 55, also nice and clear. cooler in the tri-valley at 50 degrees and check out the 44 in the north bay. clear conditions through san francisco. not really a cloud in sight. we are expecting mostly clear conditions. you can see by our 24 hour temperature changes, no major changes there. no fog hugging the coastline. i am tracking a series of winds that was expected to kick off tonight and that's what's going to bring the elevated fire danger. along with that, we'll be dealing with dry conditions, relatively low humidity and warm temperatures that will continue to climb into those upper 80s which is why a fire watch will be in place and i'll break that down for you in about 15 minutes. >> it starts tonight. thank you vy